Senior Virtualization & IaC Automation Engineer

Moog Inc; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible PTO

Relocation assistance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Moog Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer - Virtualization & Automation to research, design, and implement global virtualization, server, and data protection platforms. You will drive automation, IaC strategies, and security-focused infrastructure improvements across the enterprise.

The role requires strong VMware vSphere experience, Terraform IaC, and automation using PowerShell/Ansible, with a hybrid schedule at Buffalo, NY or East Aurora, NY or Blacksburg, VA facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure solutions within complex global environments.
• Significant experience with enterprise virtualization platforms, including VMware vSphere and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise hardware architectures and infrastructure technologies, including compute, storage, networking, and data center components.
• Experience evaluating, deploying, or supporting alternative virtualization platforms such as Nutanix AHV, Microsoft Hyper‑V, OpenShift Virtualization, or similar technologies is desirable.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably Terraform.
• Experience developing automation solutions using PowerShell, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of server, disaster recovery, and infrastructure resiliency concepts.
• Experience integrating infrastructure platforms through APIs and automation workflows.
• Security‑focused mindset with experience implementing secure infrastructure architectures and supporting recovery strategies.
• Understanding of IT Service Management and Agile methodologies (ITIL, SAFe, or equivalent).
• Excellent communication, collaboration, documentation, and problem‑solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, modernization, and lifecycle management of enterprise virtualization platforms, server infrastructure, storage systems, and backup technologies.
• Develop reusable infrastructure modules, templates, and standards that improve consistency, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure infrastructure platforms can scale to meet future business demands and support global growth initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with storage, network, security, and operations teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery strategies through resilient architecture, backup, replication, and recovery solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance during infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and transformation initiatives.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Terraform

PowerShell

Ansible

APIs & automation

Alternative virtualization

ITIL/SAFe

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Job description

Moog Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer - Virtualization & Automation to research, design, and implement global virtualization, server, and data protection platforms. You will drive automation, IaC strategies, and security-focused infrastructure improvements across the enterprise.

The role requires strong VMware vSphere experience, Terraform IaC, and automation using PowerShell/Ansible, with a hybrid schedule at Buffalo, NY or East Aurora, NY or Blacksburg, VA facilities.